Web conferencing system

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a web conferencing system that allows a shared material to be easily searched for and shared without disturbing the progress of the web conference. [Solution] A web conferencing system 1 that connects a first terminal 3 , a second terminal 5 , and a third terminal 7 , the web conferencing system 1 comprising: a web conference screen display unit 11 configured to display a web conference screen on the first terminal 3 and the third terminal 7 ; and a material sharing unit 13 configured to: receive a sharing instruction to share a shared material from the second terminal 5 ; cause the first terminal and the third terminal to share the shared material.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A web conferencing system ( 1 ) that connects a first terminal ( 3 ), a second terminal ( 5 ), and a third terminal ( 7 ), the web conferencing system ( 1 ) comprising:
 a processor embedded in a server computer, the first terminal ( 3 ), or the third terminal ( 7 ), whereby the processor is configured to 
 display a web conference screen on a display unit of the first terminal ( 3 ) and a display unit of the third terminal ( 7 ); and 
 whereby the processor is configured to:
 receive a sharing instruction to share a shared material from the second terminal ( 5 ); 
 cause the first terminal ( 3 ) and the third terminal ( 7 ) to share the shared material; and 
 display the shared material on the web conference screen displayed on the display unit of the first terminal ( 3 ) and the web conference screen displayed on the display unit of the third terminal ( 7 ), 
 
 wherein the web conference screen is not displayed on the second terminal ( 5 ), and 
 the second terminal ( 5 ) is a terminal that does not participate in a web conference in which the first terminal ( 3 ) and the third terminal ( 7 ) participate. 
 
     
     
       2. The web conferencing system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the shared material is a material searched for and extracted by the second terminal ( 5 ), 
 the second terminal ( 5 ) makes an approval request to approve material sharing, and 
 when the approval request is approved, the second terminal ( 5 ) causes the third terminal ( 7 ) to share the shared material. 
 
     
     
       3. The web conferencing system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the first terminal ( 3 ) receives the approval request, and 
 when the first terminal ( 3 ) approves the approval request, the first terminal ( 3 ) and the third terminal ( 7 ) share the shared material, and the shared material is displayed on the display unit of the first terminal ( 3 ) and the display unit of the third terminal ( 7 ).